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So enjoy, and I'll see you back on the radio Monday at 10 a.m.

on WNYC and WNYC. Good morning, everyone. We are honored to have Christian

Amunpour joining us today to talk about issues in and some historical context for The War

with Iran. Christian holds the joint positions of CNN's chief international anchor and PBS host,

as her show Amunpur airs first on CNN International

and then also on PBS as Amunpur and company, which is where many of you probably see it in

the United States. In New York, for example, that's 4 p.m. and midnight on Channel 13. And as some of

you know, Christian in her own life has also had feet

in multiple worlds growing up in both Iran and the UK, adding to the perspective, of course,

that she can bring to world events like these in her 40-plus years now with CNN.

Christian, we always appreciate it when you take some time from your own very

demanding schedule to come on with us. Welcome back to WNYC. My pleasure, Brian. I wonder if we could

take advantage of your deep knowledge by asking you to help listeners know some of the historical

context, which I think doesn't get talked about enough since the beginning

of the war. Maybe start the clock in 1953 when Iran had an elected leader named

Muhammad Mossadegh, who the United States helped overthrow that year, 1953, and reinstall the

Shah of Iran, Rais the Shah Pahlavi.

Why did the United States care who ran Iran at that time and want to see Mossadegh out?

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